Dr. Flint
E120811
Dr. Flint is the cruel, manipulative slaveholder and primary antagonist in Harriet Jacobs’s autobiographical narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dr. Flint canonical | 1 |
| Dr. James Norcom (as Dr. Flint in the narrative) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1011377 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Flint Context triple: [Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, featuresCharacter, Dr. Flint]
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A.
Simon Legree
Simon Legree is the brutal, sadistic slave owner who serves as the primary antagonist in Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom is the long-suffering, devoutly Christian enslaved man whose moral strength and tragic fate form the emotional and ethical core of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel.
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C.
Eva St. Clare
Eva St. Clare is a gentle, angelic young girl in Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," symbolizing Christian compassion and moral purity.
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D.
Augustine St. Clare
Augustine St. Clare is a wealthy, conflicted New Orleans slave owner in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," whose moral ambivalence and eventual change of heart highlight the cruelties of slavery.
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E.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dr. Flint Target entity description: Dr. Flint is the cruel, manipulative slaveholder and primary antagonist in Harriet Jacobs’s autobiographical narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
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A.
Simon Legree
Simon Legree is the brutal, sadistic slave owner who serves as the primary antagonist in Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
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B.
Uncle Tom
Uncle Tom is the long-suffering, devoutly Christian enslaved man whose moral strength and tragic fate form the emotional and ethical core of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s anti-slavery novel.
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C.
Eva St. Clare
Eva St. Clare is a gentle, angelic young girl in Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," symbolizing Christian compassion and moral purity.
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D.
Augustine St. Clare
Augustine St. Clare is a wealthy, conflicted New Orleans slave owner in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel "Uncle Tom’s Cabin," whose moral ambivalence and eventual change of heart highlight the cruelties of slavery.
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E.
Thomas Fuller
Thomas Fuller was a 19th-century Canadian-born architect best known for designing major public buildings in North America, including prominent government structures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary antagonist ⓘ |
| abuses | Linda Brent ⓘ |
| appearsAs | pseudonymous representation of Dr. James Norcom ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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cruel ⓘ manipulative ⓘ sexually coercive ⓘ vindictive ⓘ |
| createdBy | Harriet Jacobs ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerOver | Linda Brent ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | slave narrative ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
drives Linda Brent’s resistance and escape
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embodies systemic violence of slavery ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | slaveholder ⓘ |
| relationshipTo | master of Linda Brent ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary antagonist ⓘ |
| seeks | sexual control over Linda Brent ⓘ |
| setting | Southern United States ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
patriarchal oppression
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sexual exploitation under slavery ⓘ the brutality of American slavery ⓘ |
| threatens | Linda Brent’s children ⓘ |
| timePeriod | antebellum era ⓘ |
| uses |
legal power to control enslaved people
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physical intimidation ⓘ psychological abuse ⓘ |
| workPublicationYear | 1861 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dr. Flint Description of subject: Dr. Flint is the cruel, manipulative slaveholder and primary antagonist in Harriet Jacobs’s autobiographical narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dr. Flint